Compare LGBT Rights in British Indian Ocean Territory & Somalia

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Homosexual activityUnknownIllegal (death penalty as punishment)
Since 2012
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2014
Banned
Since 1975
Censorship of LGBT issuesNo censorshipOther punishment
Since 1964
Right to change legal genderUnknownIllegal
Gender-affirming careUnknownBanned
Legal recognition of non-binary genderUnknownNot legally recognized
Since 1960
LGBT discriminationUnknownNo protections
LGBT employment discriminationUnknownUnknown
LGBT housing discriminationUnknownUnknown
Same-sex adoptionUnknownUnknown
Intersex infant surgeryUnknownNot banned
Serving openly in militaryN/A
Since 1966
Illegal
Blood donations by MSMsUnknownAmbiguous
Conversion therapyNot bannedNot banned
Equal age of consentUnknownN/A
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